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Forging the Future: PA Lawmakers Launch Effort to Reclaim Steelmaking Dominance

July 17, 2025

Harrisburg, PA, July 17, 2025 – State Senators Nick Pisciottano and Patty Kim today announced the introduction of companion legislation designed to strengthen Pennsylvania’s steel industry, protect and create jobs, and reestablish the Commonwealth’s leadership in American manufacturing.

Senate Democratic Leaders Urge Senate Republicans to Act After House Passes Budget Bill

July 14, 2025

HARRISBURG, PA – July 14, 2025 – Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa and Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed HB 1330, an important step to closing out this year’s...

Williams, Pennycuick Legislation Ensuring Continuity of the Military Family Education Program Signed into Law

July 10, 2025

HARRISBURG − July 10, 2025 − On July 7, 2025, House Bill 865, originally introduced by Senator Lindsey Williams (D-38) and Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) adopted by the state House of Representatives, was signed into law as Act 32 of 2025. Pennsylvania became a...

Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Expresses Disappointment and Concern for Pennsylvania as Congress sends Domestic Policy Bill to Trump’s Desk

July 3, 2025

HARRISBURG, PA − July 3, 2025 − Today, US Congress passed President Trump’s domestic policy bill by a vote of 218-214, sending it to his desk for his final signature. It’s estimated that 300,000 Pennsylvanians will lose Medicaid, and over 143,000 will lose...

PA Senator Vincent Hughes Issues Statement on Passage of Republican “Big” Bill in the US Senate

July 1, 2025

July 1, 2025 – Today, Pennsylvania Senator Vincent Hughes, Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, issued the following statement in response to the passage of President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” in the US Senate. If the legislation now passes in the US House of...

Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa Laments Passage of Trump Domestic Policy Package, Implores Pennsylvanians to Call Congress

July 1, 2025

HARRISBURG, PA − July 1, 2025 − On Tuesday, the US Senate passed President Trump’s landmark domestic policy package by a vote of 51-50, sending it back to the US House of Representatives before it goes to the President’s desk. This bill will slash funding to...